Another month is almost over, and I’ve kept track once more of my no driving days. I didn’t do quite as well as I had in July, but I’m still happy with my no driving days total. I ended up not driving for 10 days in August, we also got out more and went for many walks, thanks to the cooler weather.
School starts next month, so I know I’ll be driving more. I would like to try and keep from driving at least 2-3 days a week during the School year. We’ll see how it goes.
With Grandparent’s Day coming up soon (September 7th) I’m planning a Dinner to say thanks the boy’s amazing Grandmas. I’m planning on serving Turkey and Homemade Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Homemade Rolls, and some sort of Dessert, I haven’t quite made up my mind yet.
I am stuck on gifts though, I have no idea what to get for the Grandmas. I have a little over a week to come up with a gift, I hope that I can find something good.
Today I am still in a bad mood, I was in a bad mood yesterday after my car wouldn’t start, and I had to switch out the car seats with two screaming kids in 100 degree weather, yeah I am so in a bad mood. Somehow I ran out of time yesterday, and didn’t make it to the store either, and I’m out of Sugar, and now I’m Nico with no coffee, so I’m in a really bad mood. On top of it all, it is grocery shopping day and that usually has me in a horrible mood by the time that I am home, so yeah you could say that my bad mood will only worsen by the end of the day.
I hope that your mood is cheerier than mine, but if not feel free to leave your gripes with me.
The last few weeks I have been harvesting all things green from the garden. I had a few small cucumbers to pick, and I finally had one zucchini too. The green beans went from a few here and there to me harvesting handfuls every other day! I even have 5-6 cantaloupes that are still growing, I just hope that they get enough sunlight and ripen soon.
But something is a miss in the garden… Yesterday I noticed these while I was watering.
Aaah!!! Giant Grasshoppers have invaded my garden!
Yesterday I decided to pick whatever Green Beans looked ready to pick, just in case the Grasshoppers liked Green Beans, and the strangest thing happened… I was bending down grabbing a green bean when one of the Grasshoppers Jumped up and hit me in the left eye. It stung, but I had to laugh. Only I could manage to get injured by a Grasshopper. Next time I’ll be a little more careful while I’m picking veggies.
My quest continues to find the perfect quick and easy dessert that my whole family will love. This time I’m making homemade Peach Crumble. I found a great recipe for the Peach Crumble, and I’ve altered it just a bit. The recipe is very simple and calls for Canned Peaches, Brown Sugar, Flour, Cinnamon, and Butter. Yep, you read that right, just five ingredients.
I added a little extra Brown Sugar and Cinnamon to the Canned Peaches, and they were so tasty. This was one fast recipe, but only Dylan and I were fans of the Crumble. James and Thade just aren’t Peach fans, oh well…
I thought that this recipe could also be made with any Fruit Pie Filling that is your favorite, and the Crumble topping would be great with just a little Oatmeal added in. I think I might have to give a Cherry Crumble or Apricot Crumble a try, with a big scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream on top too. Maybe even Apple, or Blueberry, or Blackberry, o.k. time to get to the store, I’m ready for DESSERT!